Tsavo Park
Twelve races into its career and still waiting for that first winner's enclosure moment, Tsavo Park is the kind of horse that tests a trainer's patience and an owner's optimism in equal measure. The seven-year-old has managed two placed finishes from those 12 races — meaning it has finished in the money just twice without ever getting its nose in front. That is a tough return, and at this stage of a horse's career, the question of whether the win is coming starts to feel more pressing.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
West Coast Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
16.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form offers a mixed picture. A pair of fourth-place finishes are sandwiched around two runs where Tsavo Park didn't complete or wasn't placed at all, and the most recent outings have produced a seventh and an eighth — the wrong direction entirely. Raced just yesterday, this is an active horse being kept busy, which suggests the yard still believes there is a race to be won somewhere.
That yard is John Joseph Hanlon's operation in Bagenalstown, County Carlow, and it is worth noting that Hanlon has sent out 11 winners already this season — so this is not a stable short of know-how. When a trainer with that kind of current form keeps running a horse that has yet to score, it usually means they can see something in the horse that the results haven't yet reflected. Whether Tsavo Park can finally deliver on that faith remains the only interesting question left to answer.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 May
7th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
8 May
8th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
18 Apr
4th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
17 Mar
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
5 Feb
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
20 Jan
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 22 runners
15 Dec
3rd
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
16 Oct
3rd
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
22 Sep
5th
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
20 Apr
10th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 25 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Paddy Hanlon Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
5 Feb |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
15 Dec |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 |
1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Mar |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jan |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |